Chapter 2: Preparing to Install

Review the installation process

This section lists the pre-installation, installation, and post-installation steps, including the chapter or appendix where you can find the detailed instructions.

To resolve problems that occur when you install ECDA, see Chapter 10, “Troubleshooting Installation.”

**Table 2-1: Installation steps for ECDA**
Step		Resource
Pre-installation
1	Set up connectivity to the target database.	Appendix A, “Connectivity Tasks for AS/400.” Appendix C, “Configuring Data Sources to Connect to Targets Using DataDirect.”
2	Fill out the installation worksheets.	Appendix B, “Installation Worksheets.”
3	Gather your information and prepare the environment.	Chapter 2, “Preparing to Install.”
Installation
1	Obtain a SySAM license.	Chapter 3, “Installing ECDA.”
2	Install ECDA Option for ODBC, ECDA Option for Oracle, and DirectConnect Manager.	Chapter 3, “Installing ECDA.”
3	Create and start a DirectConnect server (using the Create Server Wizard).	Chapter 4, “Creating DirectConnect Servers Using the Create Server Wizard.”
4	Start, configure, and stop DirectConnect servers and access services (using Sybase utilities).	Chapter 5, “Managing DirectConnect Servers and Services Using ECDA Utilities.” Chapter 6, “Managing DirectConnect Servers and Services Using DirectConnect Manager.” Chapter 7, “Managing Servers Using ECDA Option for ODBC Utilities.”
Post-installation
1	Configure client connectivity to ECDA.	Chapter 8, “Configuring ECDA.”
2	Configure the DirectConnect server and access services.	Chapter 8, “Configuring ECDA.”
3	Set up back-end drivers and configure the Driver Manager.	Chapter 9, “Setting Up the ODBC Back-end Driver and Driver Manager.”